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The closing of a big chunk of the 405 on Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17 is an inconvenience for many, for sure. But consider those people, groups, and organizations who have major events happening on one or both of those dates, events that would normally require some participants to take the 405 freeway.

We're bravo-ing their patience and fortitude. The fest is rightly famous for traffic jams *inside* its gates -- people love to queue up for those dosas and ice cream sandwiches, boy -- so to see them handle the traffic outside their event is cause for applause.

Plus, Pasadena. Not so close to the 405. You can get there. We're not saying the street of our fair city won't go all squiggly-do on July 16, because it is a fact that they will (we think we might have seen "squiggly-do" on an official press release). But a little planning, with the help of those smart LA Street Food Fest ladies, means you can be chowing on a carnitas empanada on the 16th without too much drama beforehand.

Want to see the trucks that'll be lining up at the Rose Bowl? Oh, there's a bunch. There will also be several notable chefs demoing, including, say the organizers, "a group of Baja chefs who have never cooked together before." The mayor will be among the day's sampling judges.